On April 10, 2025, a meeting of the Presidium of the Kazakh National Academy of Natural Sciences (KazNANS) was held at the Caspian University in Almaty. According to the agenda, the Presidium of KazNANS included the issue "On the activities of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan for 2024". Members of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan (PCK) — V.S. Shkolnik, E.G. Batyrbekov, T.Z. Akhmetov, A.A. Zeynullyn, and A.Zh. Minyazov — took part in the meeting.
The President of KazNANS N.A. Abykaev delivered a welcoming address to all participants of the meeting. The First vice-president of KazNANS Professor V.S. Shkolnik, in accordance with the agenda, gave the floor to the speakers.
Professor T.Z. Akhmetov presented information on "The activities of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan under KazNANS in 2024" and the draft "Action Plan of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan for 2025", both of which were approved and adopted.
Professor E.G. Batyrbekov delivered a report dedicated to the issues of nuclear power plant construction and the development of nuclear science in Kazakhstan.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Presidium of KazNANS noted the successful work of the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan under KazNANS. On the eve of the Day of Science Workers of Kazakhstan, the Presidium awarded the Director of the Center for Technological Competencies in Hydrogen Energy, PhD, A.Zh. Minyazov — Chairman of the Youth Division of the Committee — with the "Al-Farabi Silver Medal" for his contribution to science.
We congratulate Arman Zhanarbekovich and wish him new achievements!